About
Small bushy herbaceous perennial with three-lobed, crinkled green leaves and flowers whose petals have a wide, pale pink outer edge, a bright pink middle area, and very dark red-purple throats.
About the genus
Pelargonium can be perennials, sub-shrubs or shrubs, sometimes succulent and mostly evergreen, with palmately lobed or pinnately divided leaves and clusters of slightly irregular, 5-petalled flowers
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAlkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureWell-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing, East-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeHouseplants, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitBushy
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Mediterranean climate plants
Care notes
CultivationGrow outside in summer in fertile, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun; in containers, indoors or out, grow in well-drained, peat-free compost, in full light but shaded from scorching midday sun. Provide good ventilation, and water moderately during the growing season from spring to summer, and only sparingly in winter. For more details see pelargonium cultivation
PruningDeadhead to encourage flowering
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings from spring to autumn
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevil larvae, leafhopper, root mealybugs, and whitefly
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to Pelargonium viruses, grey moulds, Pelargonium rust, and leafy gall